A well written article. It reminds me of a few things. My mantra is borrowed and mixed up from Albert Einstein and Isaac Asimov and Henry Ford

The day you stop learning is the day you start dying

Feedback (I hate the word criticism) is the heart of learning. The second quote came from my counsellor who was helping me through the depression stage after my separation. She said

Most comments are seldom personal. They tell you more about the person saying them than they do about you

Your article integrates both of these. Thank you